Bill 201--The Crime Victims' Bill of Rights and Consequential Amendments Act
Mr. Gord Mackintosh (St. Johns): Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the member for Rupertsland (Mr. Robinson), that leave be given to introduce Bill 201, The Crime Victims' Bill of Rights and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi sur la déclaration des droits des victimes d'actes criminels et modifications corrélatives, and that the same be now received and read a first time.
This bill gives victims their right not only to full information about the case that so affects them but to participate in the case, whether regarding the staying of charges, plea bargaining, victim impact statements--and for goodness' sake, we certainly have to catch up with the other provinces there--and restitution, for example, and notably provides for enforcement of these rights. It is the strongest victims' bill of rights introduced in Canada and sets a new standard for respect for victims of crime.
Madam Speaker: It has been moved by the honourable member for St. Johns, seconded by the honourable member for Rupertsland, that leave be given to introduce Bill 201, The Crime Victims' Bill of Rights and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi sur la déclaration des droits des victimes d'actes criminels et modifications corrélatives, and that the same be now received and read a first time.